Southwest’s Professional
Re-entry Education Program to hold orientation and workshops

Southwest Tennessee Community College will conduct orientations June 13
through June 16 with candidates for a career/education-counseling
program that offers participants a fresh start in pursuing personal and
career goals.

The six-week Professional Re-entry Education Program (PREP) is aimed at
increasing the participant’s income and productivity. It is designed to
serve single parents, displaced homemakers, and dislocated workers who
have the potential to succeed in a post-secondary institution, but may
lack the initial financial resources to get started or the motivation to
attend.

To aid in the motivation toward achieving career and personal goals, the
program presents workshops on College Life, Positive Imaging, Career
Options, Stress Management, Time Management, Money Management,
Assertiveness Techniques, Employability Skills Training, Goal Setting,
and related topics. The program offers assistance in applying for
federal aid and scholarships, and in establishing ongoing counseling
relationships between participants and PREP counselors.

PREP is offered at the College's Union Avenue Campus, located at 737
Union Avenue. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings starting June 28
through August 2, 2005.

To be eligible for the program, participants must be single parents,
with parental custody; displaced homemakers or dislocated workers, have
a high school diploma or GED, have not previously earned a college
degree, have not been in school in the past two years and motivated to
succeed.